On Friday, the national team test matches began. The teams preparing for the 2016 European Championship tested their strength against other teams from the Old Continent and one team from Australia. The most eye-catching match took place at the "Sunderland" club stadium, where the English national team clashed with Australia. In this match, the debut of the "Manchester United" wonderkid took place. Marcus Rashford's debut was marked with a record as the hosts won 2-1. The 18-year-old started the match in the starting lineup and his debut goal did not take long to wait - in the 3rd minute, the Englishman defeated the goalkeeper with a powerful shot and brought the hosts ahead. M. Rashford became the youngest player of all time to score for the England national team. At the beginning of the second half, Wayne Rooney increased the advantage, and in the 75th minute, Eric Dier scored an own goal and the match ended with a score of 2-1. In the earlier match against the Malta national team, the Czech Republic had fun. The future participants of the European Championship defeated their opponents 6-0. Other matches ended with victories for Slovakia, Croatia, and Northern Ireland, while Ireland stood out with a draw against the Netherlands. Results: England 2 - 1 Australia Slovakia 3 - 1 Georgia Czech Republic 6 - 0 Malta Croatia 1 - 0 Moldova Ireland 1 - 1 Netherlands Northern Ireland 3 - 0 Belarus
